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How Spain's Men's And Women's National Teams Rose Above The Rest Of The World

NEW YORK — Spain has the chance to accomplish something no nation has ever achieved. If it defeats defending champion Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final, both its men’s and women’s national teams will simultaneously hold the sport’s biggest trophy, which no country has ever done before. Germany's men and women have each won two World Cups, but never concurrently. Similar feats have happened in other sports, including UConn’s men’s and women’s basketball teams winning national championships in 2004 and 2014, USA Basketball's men and women taking gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the Americ...